InBev accelerates takeover schedule of Chinese brewery

The world's biggest beer brewer by volume, InBev, announced yesterday January 25 that it plans to accelerate its takeover schedule for Fujian Sedrin, the largest brewer in South East china. The deal will now be completed by the end of the year, instead of in 2007 as originally announced.

The Belgian company will gain a 100% stake in two stages, turning the company into a wholly-foreign owned enterprise WOFE. The first stage of the...